| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6200 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 2 | Tex was an active amateur radio operator until his death. One of his early call signs was W2CKD. His wife, Marguerite was also licensed as W2EHR.In the late 1950s, he moved to St. Louis, MO and his call was changed to K0HWY. He held that call sign until his death in May, 2000. |
| 3 | Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1996. |
| 4 | In 1946, at the request of Glenn Miller's widow, Beneke took over leadership of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. |
| 5 | Big band singer/saxophonist. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Fallout 4 | 2015 | Video Game performer: "A Wonderful Guy" | |
| Zompyres: Texas | 2010 | performer: "Give Me Five Minutes More" / writer: "Give Me Five Minutes More" | |
| My Music: The Big Band Years | 2009 | TV Movie performer: "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Sentimental Journey" uncredited, "Moonlight Serenade" uncredited, "In the Mood" uncredited, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" uncredited, "At Last" uncredited, "Elmer's Tune" uncredited, "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" uncredited, "Moonlight Cocktail" uncredited, "Chattanooga Choo Choo" uncredited | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited | |
| Fallout 3 | 2008 | Video Game performer: "A Wonderful Guy" | |
| Cold Case | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Running with Scissors | 2006 | performer: "Blue Champagne" 1968 | |
| Babe: Pig in the City | 1998 | performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | 1990 | performer: "The Rhumba Jumps" | |
| Myra Breckinridge | 1970 | performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited | |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1962 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Sweet Serenade | 1950 | Short performer: "Tuxedo Junction", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pin Striped Pants and a Cutaway Coat" as "Pin Striped Pants", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | |
| Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6 | 1948 | Short performer: "Somebody Loves Me" | |
| Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra | 1947 | Short performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "The Red Cavalry March", "Cynthia's in Love", "Little Brown Jug", "Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop" - uncredited | |
| Melody Time | 1946 | Short performer: "Moonlight Serenade" uncredited, "In the Mood" uncredited, "Serenade in Blue", "Five Minutes More", "Don't Be That Way" uncredited, "American Patrol" uncredited, "Some Other Time" uncredited, "Londonderry Air" uncredited | |
| Orchestra Wives | 1942 | performer: " I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", "People Like You and Me" - uncredited | |
| Sun Valley Serenade | 1941 | "In the Mood" 1939, uncredited / performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" 1941 - uncredited | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Anita Bryant Spectacular | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Days | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Orchestra Leader |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Orchestra Leader |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Star of the Family | 1952 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kreisler Bandstand | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sweet Serenade | 1950 | Short | Himself (and the Glenn Miller Orchestra) |
| Cavalcade of Bands | 1950 | TV Series | |
| Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6 | 1948 | Short | Themselves (as Tex Beneke and His Orchestra) |
| Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra | 1947 | Short | Himself - Bandleader |
| Melody Time | 1946 | Short | Himself - Leader of Glenn Miller Band |
| Upbeat in Music | 1943 | Documentary short | Himself - Band Vocalist |
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